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No. The PA Dutch (if you mean Amish/Mennonite sect) were never a majority and weren't "recruited" as settlers like the Scandanavians were for Minnesota.
In addition, the Amish keep to themselves and their religion pretty much discourages participation in civic affairs. Basically they're taught to worship, work and pay their taxes.
No. The PA Dutch (if you mean Amish/Mennonite sect) were never a majority and weren't "recruited" as settlers like the Scandanavians were for Minnesota.
In addition, the Amish keep to themselves and their religion pretty much discourages participation in civic affairs. Basically they're taught to worship, work and pay their taxes.
What am asking wether they influence the state of Pennslyvania as Scandinavians influence the state of Minnesota.
No. the PA Dutch are mostly only in a handful of rural areas and even in those areas they are still the minority. PA also has a lot of 'regular' Germans, Italians, Irish, Polish, and English whose cultural influence has been bigger on the state.
No. The PA Dutch (if you mean Amish/Mennonite sect) were never a majority and weren't "recruited" as settlers like the Scandanavians were for Minnesota.
In addition, the Amish keep to themselves and their religion pretty much discourages participation in civic affairs. Basically they're taught to worship, work and pay their taxes.
You're right that they don't have as much influence because they were never the majority, but William Penn advertised heavily in South Germany, so it's not a stretch to say they were recruited.
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